The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-01-01
Letter from MIR. DarSie,
n CHESTER SQUARE,

DUBLIN, -hASS., IcC. %, lcOO. J
Dear ROuntldbOW:
| have seen places where the holt
day season enlivened things, but
never Il place where it was quite 50
much so as here. The few days pre-
ceding Christmas the streets of Cen
trail Boston were Il dense mass of
humanity. The shops were a surg.
ing crowd. The street cars were
stuffed to overlooking. 1t was a
practical impo,sibility for one of
weak will to get about. For one of
strong will it was an ineXpressible
discomfort. You couldn't buy any
thing without stemming rushing,
.jOstling, hurrying tide of people.
All the four hundred thousand in
habitants of Boston, and the three
hundred thousand of the suburban
towns, seemed on the go. Deliver
me from such crowds in future.
The largest dry goods house in the
city is that of Jordan, Marsh Il Co.
Judging by the thrOng Of people
ceaselessly entering and leaving its
immense building, and by the fact
that the house has on its pay rolls no
less than four MOusund names, one
may well conclude that the extent of
its trade is something enormous
1t was my privilege Sunday after
noon last to hear the famous preacher
of Trinity (EpiscOpaD Church, DIR.
Phillips Brooks, in his own pulpit.
Trinity Church is the finest and
cOstliest church building i'm New
England The sum of S7J0,000 was
expended on it, 1t is i'm the French
ROmanesque style. The material
employed in the body Of the church
Is Dedham granite, Ornamented with
brown freestOne trimmings The
interior is finished i'm black walnut,
and the vestibules i'm oak and ash.
The whole is in the shape of Il Latin
cross, surmOunted by Il massive
tower 2ll feet high. 1t stands i'm the
aristOcratic "Back Bay" section Of
the city, which in the last few years,
with its lOrdly Commonwealth Ave
nue., has thrown Beacon street and
all other "tony" sections, entirely
into the shade. But with all his
wealthy and magnificent surround
ings, Phillips Brooks, the rector, is Il
plain, supplemented, humble-mlnd-
eel man, VINO stands to-day tdciIe p,'in-
ceps among Boston preachers. He is
Il great rOsy-taced man of say fifty
five, and of an avOirdupois bordering
on three hundred. He speaks gem
orally without note or manuscript,
rushing along in the torrent of his
speech so rapidly that he is the de-
spair of reporters and the torment of
every slow listener Ear and brain
must be keenly alive to follow him.
OF the finished orator he BIAS scarcely
any of the elements. But there is an
immense force about the man and an
immense reserve power behind him,
which enchain and carry you along
in spite of yourself His discourse
moves ina lofty realm to which he
lifts you by the fcrvOr of his spirit,
and at the close you are left dglow
with the richness of his thought and
the pre-eminent spirituality of the
man. lie has been called 81 verita-
bic Martin Luther i'm strength and
force" Living and working i'm Il
community where the general trend
of things is decidedly Unitarian, his
constant and mighty appeals for
ioyalty W tIlc uiNAilc SaNtor are
one of the best influences the city Of
Boston contains. His hold on the
young men, to preserve them from
iniidelity and vice, and his power to
affect and guide public sentiment,
are things to rejoice over.
His Kindness 10 the poor is well
known. 1t is currently reported that
he gives away in charity every cent
of his salary. In fact he Is one of the
nOhlemen of the world